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illogical

[ ih-loj-i-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. not logical; contrary to or disregardful of the rules of logic; unreasoning:

    an illogical reply.

    Synonyms: preposterous, absurd, unsound



illogical

/ ɪˌlɒdʒɪˈkælɪtɪ; ɪˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

adjective

  1. characterized by lack of logic; senseless or unreasonable
  2. disregarding logical principles


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Derived Forms

  • ilˈlogically, adverb
  • illogicality, noun

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Other Words From

  • il·logi·cal·ly adverb
  • il·logi·cal·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of illogical1

First recorded in 1580–90; il- 2 + logical

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Example Sentences

The volunteers and workers who refused to bend illogical rules were just carrying out and instructions and doing their jobs.

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The implications are serious for children and the entire society, but the choice is not illogical.

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At one point in the press conference, Greene claims that nandrolone offers no benefit to distance runners, so it’s illogical that Houlihan would intentionally take it.

It’s just very difficult in high-land-value areas and SB 9, it’s just illogical for certain areas.

Despite the often illogical nature of QAnon predictions, the March 4 date wasn’t plucked out of thin air.

In other words, in the world of logic, only the illogical has a chance.

Scientists against Stamina also sounded off in the notable EMBO Journal describing the Stamina method as illogical.

It blinds us to its presence, even as it works to obscure our reality and provide logical explanations for illogical facts.

Russia has taken Crimea in an overt and illogical display of power.

It just happens that the biggest movie in Bollywood history is completely illogical.

The irregular in what should be regular, lack of form in what should be symmetrical—what can be more illogical and annoying?

They are such illogical fools; a logical fool in an office, with a lot of red tape, is conceivable.

There was not a weak place, not an illogical point, in the case he had disclosed against Carpenter.

Sometimes she indulged an angry jealousy, and then tried to persuade herself it was illogical.

For a man who thinks much, you're ridiculously illogical; got no proper sense of relative values.

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